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El motivo del gran árbol en las tradiciones chibchas
La confirmación de la unidad de los pueblos chibchas en el plano lingüístico le ha abierto las puertas al estudio comparativo de sus tradiciones orales. El presente ensayo explora esta posibilidad centrándose en el motivo mítico de un gran árbol erguido ...
Juan Camilo Niño Vargas
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Tipología de los sistemas numerales de las lenguas chibchas de Costa Rica
Esta investigacion propone clasificar las lenguas chibchas habladas en Costa Rica segun tres parametros: el tipo basico de numeracion, el lugar del numeral-en la frase como determinante y la existencia de una correlacion entre el numeral y ciertas clases
M. Portilla
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Language, Science and Globalization in the Eighteenth Century**
Abstract Asia, America, and Europe have been intellectually intertwined for centuries. Several studies have been published revealing European scholars’ interest in the “exotic” languages of Asia and America, as well as in ethnographic and anthropological aspects.
Rebeca Fernández Rodríguez
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Abstract We undertook a molecular phylogenetic revision of hayscented ferns (Dennstaedtiaceae: Dennstaedtioideae) using four plastid markers. Our sampling represents ca. 40% of the extant diversity and includes the type species for each of the relevant segregate genera.
Luz A. Triana‐Moreno +6 more
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Language classification, language contact and Andean prehistory: The North
Abstract The northern half of the Andes—from Venezuela to Northern Peru—has seen dramatic losses of language diversity since the 16th century. Even so, the region's linguistic fabric is complex and multifaceted, and the impression of relatively low levels of diversity vis‐à‐vis Amazonia is to a perhaps considerable extent the result of different post ...
Matthias Urban
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Abstract Obesity is considered a chronic inflammatory state characterized by continued secretion of adipokines and cytokines. Experimental and epidemiological evidence indicates that circulating adipokines may be associated with the development of obesity‐related cancers, but it is unclear if these associations are causal or confounded.
Niki L. Dimou +23 more
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Eddies Connect the Tropical Atlantic Ocean and the Gulf of Mexico
Abstract Numerical circulation modeling and observational studies have been conducted to understand the Loop Current (LC) system behaviors in the Gulf of Mexico (GoM). One of the factors that may influence the LC are upstream eddies from within the Caribbean Sea.
Minghai Huang +4 more
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Investigating shared biological etiology between endometriosis and endometrial cancer using genomewide genetic data has revealed moderate, significant genetic correlation between them and highlighted 13 genetic loci associated at P ≤ 10−5 with both diseases. One of these SNPs, associated at a genomewide significant level (P = 4.9 × 10−8, OR = 1.11, 95%
Jodie N. Painter +75 more
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Mitochondrial DNA Haplogroups and Susceptibility to Prostate Cancer in a Colombian Population
Prostate cancer (PC) is one of the most common cancers and the second leading cause of mortality from cancer in Colombian men. Mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) haplogroups have been associated with the risk of PC. Several studies have demonstrated dramatic differences regarding the risk of PC among men from different ethnic backgrounds.
D. Cano +8 more
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Abstract Background Sedentary behaviours have been associated with increased risks of some common cancers in epidemiological studies; however, it is unclear if these associations are causal. Methods We used univariable and multivariable two‐sample Mendelian randomisation (MR) to examine potential causal relationships between sedentary behaviours and ...
Nikos Papadimitriou +18 more
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